Nontokozo Tshabalala

Nontokozo Tshabalala also goes by Future_of_Brown (F.O.B), is a South African multidisciplinary artist, poet, Afrofuturist, speaker and designer based in Malmö,. She uses her work as an avenue for posing deeper questions about the Black experience wherever she goes. Inspired by her nephew, Siyamthanda (Ncufi), she writes and creates from a place of curiosity and instinct often using colour, collage, song and poetry to express her thoughts. Announced as 2023 Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans, Tshabalala is the co-founder of Mam’Gobozi Design Factory, a design studio celebrating the Afrikan identity through creativity and a grassroots initiative called Creatives Shall Govern.

Instagram: @future_of_brown